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Whitecaps start esports talent search, looking to challenge their pro gamer
Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez-Aldana will be playing for his job as the Vancouver Whitecaps' resident pro gamer, thanks to a new esports talent search tournament. The MLS team announced Thursday it has p...
Apr 16, 2020
Fluevog designs 'The Dr. Henry' shoe inspired by B.C. provincial health officer
VANCOUVER - B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is adding another title to her long list of credentials - shoe muse. John Fluevog Shoes is planning to release a limited edition "The Dr. He...
Apr 16, 2020
Trump hosts call with Trudeau and G7 amid differences on COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his fellow G7 leaders are being hosted today by an impatient American president far more anxious than they appear to be to ease restrictions meant to control...
Apr 16, 2020
Government closing in on small business lending limit
NEW YORK - The government is closing in on the $349 billion lending limit on its Paycheck Protection Program that is sending relief money to the nation's small businesses. The Small Business Administr...
Apr 16, 2020
Tokyo Olympics could cut 'extras' in face of soaring costs
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC said Thursday they will cut some of the extras out of next year's postponed games, an attempt to limit what is expected to be billions of dollars in added expenses...
Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19 precaution sees most fires banned in Nanaimo, province
NANAIMO - The Coastal Fire Centre, along with other fire districts across B.C. are implementing new fire regulations effective Thursday, April 16.Beginning at noon, most fires will be banned in Britis...
Apr 16, 2020 The BC Government is prohibiting most fire types ahead of the summer to limit human caused fires during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Needpix)
US job losses mount as economic pain deepens worldwide
WASHINGTON - The ranks of Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus ballooned Thursday to more than 20 million in just four weeks, an unprecedented collapse fueling widening protests and propell...
Apr 16, 2020
RBC Canadian Open in mid-June is cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The RBC Canadian Open, one of the jewels of the national sports calendar, was cancelled Friday as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA Tour announced the cancellation of the tourn...
Apr 16, 2020
Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19
A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19: OLYMPICS - 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics postponed until 2021. HOCKEY - NHL suspends 2...
Apr 16, 2020
Leading in pandemic becomes part of audition for Biden's VP
CHICAGO - California Sen. Kamala Harris is raising money for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden while speaking out about the disproportionate number of African Americans with COVID-...
Apr 16, 2020